Singaporean box line Ocean Network Express (ONE) will launch its new West India North America (WIN) service connecting India’s west coast and the United States East Coast.
The new WIN service will offer a weekly route from Hazira, Nhava Sheva and Mundra to New York, Norfolk, Savannah and Charleston. The service will also call at Damietta, Algeciras and Jeddah, which offers further connection to Mediterranean destinations.
Apramapar Singh, general manager of India Marketing in ONE India, commented, “Hazira container terminal is a gateway to the industrially vibrant belt of South Gujarat, North Maharashtra and Central India. The main commodities include FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) such as electronics, perishables such as foodstuff and retail goods including textile and apparel. Furthermore, chemical moving between these two countries will benefit from the direct and increased capacity.”
ONE will be the sole operator of the service, deploying nine container ships on the following rotation:
Bin Qasim (Pakistan) – Hazira (India) – Nhava Sheva (India) – Mundra (India) – Damietta (Egypt) – Algeciras (Spain) – New York (US) – Savannah (US) – Jacksonville (US) – Charleston (US) – Norfolk (US) – Damietta – Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) – Bin Qasim
The service will commence in May 2024.
“Our new WIN service is a flexible and dynamic product, designed to catalyze development of the India-North America market and beyond. Enhanced access to additional growing economies along this new route, by direct call and transshipment, will provide even further value to ONE’s partners in their pursuit of supplier/buyer diversification,” said Zach Connors, senior director and head of sales of ONE North America.
